S. L. Huang's Critical Point is a breakout SF thriller for fans of John Scalzi and Greg Rucka. Math-genius mercenary Cas Russell has stopped a shadow organization from brainwashing the world and discovered her past was deliberately erased and her superhuman abilities deliberately created. And that's just the start: when a demolitions expert targets Cas and her friends, and the hidden conspiracy behind Cas's past starts to reappear, the past, present, and future collide in a race to save one of her dearest friends. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books
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"A fast-paced, darkly humorous read with a lot of heart for fans of action and urban fantasy, as well as lovers of Wolverine and other morally ambiguous, gritty superheroes with a mysterious past."
— Booklist, Starred Review
A smart, calculated action thriller that keeps the reader guessing.
— Den of GeekTrust us, trigonometry has never sounded so cool.
— Paste MagazineFun and original.
— San Francisco ChronicleFast, furious, and adds up to one of the coolest, most crackin’ reads this year.
— Chuck WendigThe best novel I've read this year; a heroine I fell in love with.
— Eric Van Lustbader, #1 New York Times bestselling authorCas Russell is who I want to be when I grow up. She kicks ass with her fists and her brain—a true twenty-first century action hero. I loved this book.
— Richard KadreyPaced at a flat out sprint.
— Kate ElliottThe smartest and thrillingest book you’ll read all year.
— Ken LiuIntense, vivid, and insanely clever, with a great heroine—I couldn't put it down.
— Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling authorThis hard-to-put-down, action-packed sf debut is intelligent and entertaining. With Cas, Huang has created an indelible, flawed character who makes mathematics seem almost magical.
— Library Journal, Starred ReviewA paranormal thriller in which both the action and the questions don't stop....Cas is an awesome antiheroine...exciting, nasty fun...an excellent harbinger for books to come.
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S. L. Huang writes fantasy novels that have won the Hugo Award and been a finalist for the Nebula Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Nature, Daily Science Fiction,Tor.com, and more, including numerous best-of anthologies. She is a Hollywood stunt performer and firearms expert with a math degree from MIT and credits in productions like Battlestar Galactica and Top Shot.
Lauren Fortgang, a graduate of Fordham University’s Theater Program, is an actress, costume designer, and narrator. She has recorded everything from video games to textbooks. Her audiobook narrations have earned AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed her as a finalist for an Audie Award in 2014.